APEGGA Events 6 November 2003, Thursday CALGARY BRANCH LUNCHEON Location: The Greenwood Inn, 3515 26 Street NE REGISTER ONLINE: http://216.218.188.77/store/CALGARY_Nov06.asp TIME: 11:15 a.m. Registration 11:45 a.m. Luncheon 12:15 p.m. Guest Speaker COST: $25.00 Members / General Public $12.50 Students GUEST SPEAKER: Susan Miller, Inno-centre Alberta TOPIC: "How Do You Know if a Technological Breakthrough has the Potential to be a Successful Business?" Ms. Miller will draw upon her successful company building and leadership experiences in high tech industries to provide information on how one would determine whether an innovation has the potential to become a successful business, and if so what the various sources of funding for the business may be. She will also offer insight on the current state of investment in technology companies in both the Venture Capital and Angel investor communities in North America and Alberta. Inno-centre Alberta (ICA) is a private not-for-profit company that provides business development services on a contingent and deferred fee basis, to qualifying technology companies that have the potential to become internationally competitive. The services include the paid weekly support of a successful technology entrepreneur and a custom-fit Advisory Council comprised of market and technology experts specifically suited to the company's market, as well as potential key customers drawn from ICA's extensive network of industry leaders. To ensure adequate seating, please pre-register with the Calgary APEGGA office at 262-7714 before Monday, November 3, 2003. The Calgary Branch now accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express for tickets sold prior to the day of the event. Please advise if you require a vegetarian meal. THE EDMONTON ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL SOCIETIES (EATS) Location: Wild Rose Ballroom, Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre, 11834 Kingsway Ave., Edmonton Annual Dinner Meeting TOPIC: "Converging Technologies" TIMES: 5:30 pm Registration/Networking, 6:30 pm Dinner COST: $35/person on or before October 16; $40.00/person thereafter. The first 50 students to register pay only $15. Corporate tables (seating 8 people) $360.00 before October 16, $400.00 thereafter. Includes signage and supporter recognition. For more information please go to http://www.apegga.org/eats For Information on this Calendar, contact: Barbara Jensen Licensed To: APEGGA